I just completed my first group gallery show at Hart-Witzen Gallery in NODA. Our group decided on the name PRIMED, because we are primed and ready to go! The group consisted of Laura Stokes, Lydia Ko, Maggie Ngo, Justin Bobbitt, Paola Mateos, James Raven, Melissa Root, and myself; with the help of our professor, Eldred Hudson.

A lot of hard work and time went into making the show happen, but it was well worth it in the end. Our professors told us we had one of the best Senior BFA graphic design shows from UNC Charlotte and the best turnout. Some of us from the group distributed postcard invitations to every graphic design firm we could find in Charlotte. That was an adventure in itself.

My graphic design professors told me that they were very proud of me and how much I have grown since I first entered the program. I learned so much from doing this as a group. You can only count on yourself, and don’t even spend time worrying that everyone isn’t doing their fair share, just stuck it up and do it yourself or it will never get done. Some people are just not good team players. But in doing it as a group, I grew stronger from it. I’m not saying I would do it again, but maybe if I get to choose people I know I can rely on.

It was very exciting to see everything come together, the turnout, and simply seeing my name on the gallery wall. It was also a bit strange seeing my graphic design work displayed under gallery lights. It went by so fast, and before we knew it, it was 10:00pm and we had to take everything down. What an exhausting, overwhelming day!

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Tags: Art Exhibit, UNCC

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